My first enterprise deal needs SOC 2 — I've never done one

Your enterprise deal doesn't need SOC 2 Type 2. Type 1 is enough, and you can get it in six weeks.

You're 2 weeks into your first enterprise sales cycle. The procurement team just sent a 200-question security questionnaire. Question 47 asks for your SOC 2 report. You don't have one. You Google 'what is SOC 2' and panic.

What happens next

  1. Day 1 — you panic

    You Google, you read contradictory advice, you wonder if the deal is dead.

  2. Day 2 — you realize you have options

    You can commit to SOC 2 Type 1 in 6 weeks. Many enterprise buyers accept this with a signed commitment letter.

  3. Week 1-6 — you execute

    Platform + auditor + policies + controls + evidence + audit. See /guides/how-to-pass-soc2 for the step-by-step.

  4. Week 6 — you have a report

    You hand the Type 1 to procurement. The deal moves forward.

Without Securie

You manually collect evidence for vulnerability management, secure SDLC, and change management. You write policies from scratch or copy them from the internet. You spend 40+ hours over 6 weeks.

With Securie

Securie produces evidence for vulnerability management (every PR scanned), secure SDLC (every change reviewed), and change management (every deploy attested) automatically. Combined with Vanta or Drata, the SOC 2 prep time drops to 10-15 hours.

Exactly what to do right now

  1. Read /blog/soc2-for-vibe-coders for the 6-week playbook
  2. Choose compliance platform: Vanta ($10-15K) or Drata ($8-12K)
  3. Choose a boutique auditor ($5-8K) rather than Big-4 ($25K+)
  4. Install Securie — covers vulnerability + SDLC + change evidence automatically
  5. Commit to SOC 2 Type 1 in your customer's contract
  6. Book audit for week 6